Shade
Three con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams attempt to take down Dean 'The Dean' Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game, only to pull off a successful sting that results in their pursuit by a vengeful gangster.
13 December 1967, Terrell, Texas, USA
6 December 1938, Brussels, Belgium
6 November 1972, Westminster, London, England, UK
24 August 1949, Bangor, Maine, USA
6 July 1946, New York City, New York, USA
24 August 1951, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
15 March 1951, USA
May 22, 2004
...the plot becomes almost irrelevant -- these guys are just fun to watch, and only Newton seems to be on a vain superstar trip.April 16, 2004
With so many sucker bets coercing your hand before you're really ready to make a safe cinematic wager, this will be one film you won't mind losing your money to see.April 08, 2004
Loaded with dizzying cons and betrayals, it pays off with a satisfying and unpredictable finish.April 09, 2004
Good fun for those who like Mametian con-inside-a-con-inside-a-con trickery.April 08, 2004
A dramatic thriller with a large cast playing the hell out of some very juicy roles.April 30, 2004
A failure on every conceivable level -- from its trite, pedestrian dialogue to its static, torturous pacing.June 26, 2005
Shade is the kind of film that makes for a perfect Saturday night rental.April 08, 2004
Through some mystery of connection and financing that involves producer Merv Griffin, many worthy players are degraded by Nieman's amateur stylings.April 27, 2004
O diretor/roteirista Damian Nieman mantém o filme com um ritmo sempre envolvente e conta com as ótimas atuações de todo o elenco (Stallone e Townsend, em especial).April 05, 2004
In a movie about the con, the play is to hustle the audience into thinking it's more than it is.June 10, 2008
Card sharks and grifters look like the stuff of an engrossing movie in Shade, but, in the end, under-realized direction and characters deliver less than a full deck.April 11, 2004
Too much of a jumble.